System Overview
ROBO-8913VG2AR User’s Manual
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Chapter 1
System Overview
1.1 Introduction
ROBO-8913VG2AR, the PICMG 1.3 SHB (Single Host Board) combined with either
the Intel® Core 2 Duo processor, and with support next-generation 45nm Intel®
Core 2 processor family. The attractive Core 2 Duo processor does not only posses
amazing parallel computing power but also generates 65W TDP (Thermal Design
Power). That makes the system more powerful and reliable with dual-core
processor with smaller and quieter cooling fan.
The SHB adopted Intel® Q35 & ICH9DO chipset. The Q35 embedded Graphics
Media Adapter 3100 is the 4
th
generation Intel integrated graphics controller that
supports DirectX 9.0, Shader model 2.0, 256MB of video memory. More than that,
user could utilize even higher-end, the latest PCI Express x16 interface graphics card
via backplane.
To meet bandwidth of storage and expansion cards requirement, the ROBO-
8913VG2AR was designed flexible with four PCI Express lanes via backplane.
Those four PCI Express lanes could be four PCI Express x1 links or one PCI Express
x4 link. Four PCI Express x1 links configuration can support more PCI Express x1
devices via backplane and one PCI Express x4 link configuration can support RAID
card or special add-on cards such as image processing board. In addition, the
flexible configuration can be leveraged with bridge on backplane to support more
PCI or PCI-X slots that benefits industries with legacy support.
Advanced Management Technology (AMT) is feature that ROBO-8913VG2AR
equipped. This technology provides remote access capability via Intel® Gigabit
Ethernet controller. The new technology
is a hardware-based solution that uses
out-of-band communication for system management access to client systems. Beside
that, the hardware and software information can be gathering by 3
rd
party software
then storage in SPI interface EEPROM. Therefore, asset management could be done
at the same time.
Six Serial ATA channels support via ICH9DO, connecting one device per channel.
One channel is configured as an external Serial ATA (eSATA) channel. eSATA is
alternative solution of external interface. This function can communicate with
multiple drives via port multiplier.
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